The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-12
THE sARxHoUAxB IN ARIZONA.
Some or III, Phe.euena that Accompanied
the Recent shoehs In the West.


lrvs, ne E~strssytpy aud Mistno JourndS
TOMBSTONE Arizona, May 25-The earth
| uuakes. which since the Sd Of May have been
daily and several times daily warning us by
! slight tremors, and occasionally sharp shoeks
! that the foroes which on the Atb nearly shoak
us to pieces arc still active, came rs n very un-
expected visitor. We ore accustomed to SEQ
our soil moved from above. but never from be-
low. When the wind blows and It, occasionally
blows very hard here, You cannot tell which 10
air. The dust is well nigh as thick In your
eyes and mouth as under foot, and tho whole
shifting fabric of sand and dust IL In motion.
Wind Is our scavepgcr; itswoeps our streets
more offeetually than docs O. good rain storm
yonrs. truly nature Ia kind, and suits her scr-
| yicos TO our needs, dOlnR oven tho neglected
| duties OF our City Fnthcrs But In the memory
! OF man thorn has never been an earthquake
hero. and tho delioately Joined portions Of
rocks. sueh as were on tho unfraotured walla
Of nrshistorio adobe buildinas az the Casa
10 sh0 pnan FOR
centuries past from earth disturbances. lhis
long protrae,ed series Of shocks has, therefore,
ThS osaet area y ss
DO known for some time. a. tho FOCUS Of great
liz sierra Mase rroa ABOUT
miles. south Of the ironticr, and the shock,
Sss ass ny ReSiy
wffSs rSssgss WI s ssse sS% exact data
aud in,ensity q Shock viii be obtained,
sfy mn.n eSg H9SHs hs gME ae s
f Saars q With Tho suns r 9sHss
road lsss attsatoa Is Gaid than in ts espsto
I cnraoy ia hardly necessary TO. regulating the
two ot four daily trains, generally late: Al In
dubious equally so are the statements as to Its
duration. 1t commenced here with low rum
s Sts sRs fSs arSS
, two violent shocks, apparently directed from
the west, separated by some moments of u lMll.
nesses tra a'1 The nSesh6crh9od q Eronturaa
and Sonora. where undoubtedly the first shock
H. 5 wsSs
IN the san Pedro valley shows that i was from
! irons to. the southeast Of u.s.
waste dumps seemed to be actually IN motion;
sbs b ppds Sau sn
rants were made, tho direction Of the rents Be:
End Ss @ss fns T' rn so
IT, effect bore would 30 ranAea IS tth class
which carry submerged water channels, The
s% .Ss wess II
s sS saa yssS sa ST. pa Ead i b Sa
The ground In tic valley near By is eracEed
BsasSa III Ross
a ssht ssSf sss%ss snt o ssr
o%u hxS $ "S Saass
The length and strength Of the undu!atory
i6le beneath the feet Charleston, In the same
valley, but built near rocky gorge. whore the
somewhat more di!apidatsd than Il WAS before
the os There % nd9sss
the shakiest house did not fall. though one
9isrePutahle abandoned structure was ron;
therefore pasa for an earthqua kc -smltten COM
Vii as sSss town
Ss e se 81 s Ss1ossa Ss u. ss X X
satSSnS Over ae YS ps to- s w
reached BY sinking. At places, .s at Eoldiers
Wells s forty fest deep have to 30 sunk to stslee
is almost level. the UNDERLYING roek Is broken
i've miles Porth q The line. very shortly alter
the first s s the water gnslhed out 81 tbe
sr s nsss BY Was seen to swell, thqn burst,
and from the cracks abundant water flowed
S. pA ES Valley G rSss ab T. o.
ga ~ l,utsss 'ss.sS SIG SAG
sS%sa s s normal @a!s e7e aed rot
h:S es sRsa y s
lbrin@ party Of sHr " l in the valley
Rst thsS could dsneY see eEe wave sp
proach, and were eoEnlzant Of Tho m9msnt
TSs saa OF
ha sFa AZ sdes
the United Statos line long crack six inches
ward ward q ssvon miles the valley is assured
syssa out q Which ~ssF oWeS q IL
streams In places over an J. area q an acre or
ns sS s q si9sRs s'ssssa
without maj masked breach OF continuity to its
Explain Il as We may. the oseillatio are de-
scribed by all who experienced them In the val
leys a. mere anpaling. and the effects were
sFaSad sae aa man sseeS
In valley resembling the Sulphur Springs,
:aS hs eSMn q ri bs saa TO- Is hsss
iaiiips 81 s6s Church, whitheS tie Ilshssnsd
people had focked, Is In q valley On one of the
tribgtaries Of the YsGut F aE, WHERE WHERE
on low ground. II waves In granite, 40 deter
mined by Mallet. travel ,663 feet q second, apd
waves In sand only S25 feet second: and the
waves communicated to tho water which flows
through the sand or lies IN lakes beneath the
surface travel with still different velocity,
there must result when our ya,sr;;i9gsed
earth1unke shock. q eomnlle gated Aerles Of wave
motions, which must not emily thr0wthe surfnce
into more violent agitation than the underly-
ing rocks. but may cause the surface to pull
safe after the solid rock hes returned to rest,
quakes o. n9ts,-that Of New Madrid, inths yal-
ton earthquake OF last year occurred in a low
lying alluyial region. yhere the character Of
area disturbed comprises bare mouptaIns and
great stretches of sandy. plain, and afford In
collected, would be Of signal interest
immediately after the earthquake volcanoes
and lava flows were seen In all opr mountain
ranges. Eyewitnesses ayerred that immedi;
ate1y after the shock they saw tames and
smoke shoot out Of more than one peak, and